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Thursday 3 January 2019

Warren plans Iowa trip in another step toward 2020 campaign

By STEVE LeBLANC is corrupt," she said. "I see it
BOSTON (AP) — Sen. Eliza- firsthand."
beth Warren is preparing to Warren was been a favor-
bring a populist message ite target of Trump, who
to Iowa voters just days frequently calls her "Poca-
after taking her first major hontas" — a reference to
step toward launching a Warren's claims of Native
campaign for president. American heritage. Warren
The Massachusetts Dem- in October released a DNA
ocrat told reporters on test meant to bolster those
Wednesday that she's claims, but the test seemed
planning to visit the state only to generate more con-
with the nation's first presi- troversy for Warren. The test
dential caucuses after be- indicated that Warren likely
ing sworn in on Thursday to had Native American in her
a second Senate term. bloodline, though the an-
Warren said that Wash- cestor probably lived six to
ington "works great for the 10 generations ago. Some
wealthy and the well-con- critics complained that the
nected" but that it needs to genetic analysis cheap-
work for everybody else. ened the identities of tribal
"This is a moment in Amer- members with deeper ties.
ica where people really Trump told Fox News Chan-
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to reporters as she walks down a hall at the Massachusetts want to get the focus back nel's "All-American New
Statehouse, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Boston. on the points that touch Year" in an interview Mon-
Associated Press their lives, about things like day that he hopes Warren
student loans and what it runs.
costs to get a prescription "We'll see how she does,"
filled," Warren said after he said. "I wish her well. I
a swearing-in ceremony hope she does well. I'd love
for state lawmakers at the to run against her."
Massachusetts Statehouse. Warren plans to start her
Warren on Monday an- swing through Iowa on Fri-
nounced she's launching day with a stop at an or-
an exploratory committee ganizing event in Council
for president. Bluffs followed by similar
She is the most prominent events on Saturday in Sioux
Democrat yet in what is ex- City and Des Moines and
pected to be a crowded a roundtable discussion in
field of fellow contenders Storm Lake.
hoping to retake the White Warren also defended her
House from Republican decision to host a live Insta-
President Donald Trump in gram event on New Year's
2020. Eve from the kitchen of her
The former Harvard law home in Cambridge, Mas-
professor made a name for sachusetts. The live feed
herself a decade ago with showed her drinking a
calls for greater consumer beer, petting her dog and
protections, which led to taking questions from view-
the creation of the Con- ers — an event some de-
sumer Financial Protection rided as awkward.
Bureau under former Dem- "It's one more way to be
ocratic President Barack able just to invite people
Obama. into your home. I wish I
Warren said she plans to could just open the door
run on many of those same and have lots of folks in, but
basic economic issues, this is a way to do it," she
which she said have been said, adding that her beer
made even more precari- of choice is Michelob Ultra,
ous by Washington politics. what she called "the club
"I believe that Washington soda of beers."q